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Council moves to clear title on Main Street fire station parcel before sale
Summary
Council staff described a historic unrecorded conveyance tied to the former school board and outlined steps to have a quitclaim deed executed so the city can complete a planned sale of the Main Street fire station parcel.
City staff told the Shelby City Council that a parcel associated with the Main Street fire station was sold by the school board to the city in 1948 but the conveyance was never recorded, creating uncertainty about current title. Staff proposed obtaining a dedicated survey and a quitclaim deed from the CIC to clear ownership before selling the parcel as part of a planned transfer related to a lower-level fire station project.
Mr. Geiss (staff) explained the chain-of-title issue: when the school board sold the land to the city in 1948, the sale was never recorded; later conveyances from the CIC produced ambiguities. Staff said the CIC has agreed to a quitclaim deed to the city once survey and parcel numbers are finalized. Council members discussed adjusting the sale parcel’s legal description so the city retains a narrow strip along the east side of the railroad (the “blackboard”) to simplify future bridge or roadway coordination with ODOT if needed.
Council members asked staff to prepare the survey, parcel identifiers and a short piece of legislation and letter to effect the quitclaim deed and clear the title before sale. No final sale occurred at the meeting; council directed staff to return with the survey and a proposed ordinance and deed language.
The city also reviewed Richmond County GIS mapping differences that affect the parcel line and discussed keeping the city’s parcel boundary on the east side of the railroad right-of-way so any future ODOT work would remain a city‑agency coordination issue rather than become a dispute with a new private owner.
